Discussion of week 8: The Great Crash of 1929

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Read the attached to this week 8 (FILES) “The Great Depression.PDF” file as well as other available sources and respond to the following questions:

Discussion Forum Topic for week 8: If you were to apply this Great Depression of 1929 article to our recent economic collapse of 2008, what lessons have we learned? Can you argue for some similarities between these two events? What brought us back from the 2008 crisis and what event brought back the US economy from the Great Depression? Not an opinion but research-based arguments only.

The format for the forum:

The main post: a three to five-paragraphed narrative introducing your idea or reaction, backed with evidence, and a conclusion. A paragraph is understood to be composed of 5-8 sentences with proper citations, references, and style/grammar. The main post is always due on Thursday. Example

The secondary post(s): a free-flowing discussion engaging others’ comments, with no length requirement yet academic in nature. Evidence-based material only. If you select to introduce evidence – MLA formatting for citations and bibliography is a must. No speculations and don’t forget to cite (in text and at the end of your post). You may start a discussion link through this forum. The secondary post (s) is (are) due by Sunday night, and maybe be posted anytime during the assigned week. They are usually brief and respond or comment to peers in class.

You may choose to write in MLA, APA or Chicago for all our writing assignments in this class (discussions and essays). MLA is the most common and known to students. If you don’t know other writing styles and formats – just stick to MLA.